Jim Feezel was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II who drove a tank through the gate of Dachau concentration camp, liberating its prisoners from the Nazis.Feezel joined the U.S.
Army in 1944 and became a tech sergeant in the 12th Armored Division, driving a Sherman tank. He was driving the tank that rolled up to the front gate on April 29, 1945.
Told by his commanding officer to drive the tank through the gate, Feezel did, creating an historic moment in the war as he helped free 30,000 prisoners.
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